Hostplant change and paleoclimatic events explain diversification shifts in skipper butterflies (Family: Hesperiidae)

Hostplant change and paleoclimatic events explain diversification shifts in skipper butterflies (Family: Hesperiidae)

Abstract Background Skippers (Family: Hesperiidae) are a large group of butterflies with ca. 4000 species under 567 genera. The lack of a time-calibrated higher-level phylogeny of the group has precluded understanding of its evolutionary past. We here use a 10-gene dataset to reconstruct the most co...

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Main Authors: Ranjit Kumar Sahoo, Andrew D. Warren, Steve C. Collins, Ullasa Kodandaramaiah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
K-Pg
Ecological opportunity
Diversification
Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum
Grass-feeding
Monocot feeding
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-017-1016-x

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